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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Act which specifies the rules about collecting and holding personal data is called:
A
the Criminal Misuse Act
B
the Data Protection Act
C
the Personal Data Act
D
the Health and Safety Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How Does This Law Affect a Security Officer? The Data Protection Act 1998 includes the following requirements: You must make sure that all your employees are aware of their responsibilities under the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998. You might have to register with the Data Protection registrar.

Detailed explanation-2: -Information disclosure made knowingly and wilfully without the subject’s consent and in violation of a valid contract is punished by up to three years in prison and a fine of Rs 5 lakhs under section 72A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) and Indian Contract Act, 1872 are currently the data protection legislation in India because there isn’t any special legislation for this matter yet.

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